Nigeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Results by event
Athletics Men's 100 metres Peter Okodogbe Heat — 10.39 Quarterfinals — 10.34 Semifinals — 10.51 (→ did not advance)
Samson Oyeledun Heat — 10.59 Quarterfinals — 10.73 (→ did not advance)
Hammed Adio Heat — 10.58 Quarterfinals — 10.67 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres Hammed Adio Heat — 21.79 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4×400 metres Relay Sunday Uti, Hope Ezeigbo, Felix Imadiyi, and Dele Udo Heat — 3:14.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump Kayode Elegbede Qualification — 7.82 m Final — 7.49 m (→ 11th place)
Jubobosaye Kio Qualification — 7.77 m (→ did not advance)
Yusuf Alli Qualification — 7.43 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres Oguzoeme Nsenu Heat — 11.72 Quarterfinals — 11.55 (→ did not advance)
Rufina Ubah Heat — 11.75 Quarterfinals — 11.60 (→ did not advance)
Boxing Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) Nureni Gbadamosi First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg) William Azanor First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round
Men's Lightweight (60 kg) Christopher Ossai First Round — Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg) Peter Aydele First Round — Lost to Farouk Jawad (Iraq) on points (0-5)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) Solomon Ataga First Round — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) after knock-out in first round
Football (soccer)
Men's team competition Preliminary Round (Group B) Lost to Kuwait (1-3) Drew with Czechoslovakia (1-1) Lost to Colombia (0-1) Quarter Finals Did not advance
Team Roster Best Ogedegbe Moses Effiong David Adiele Sylvanus Okpala Leotis Boateng John Orlando Tunde Bamidele Isima Okey Shefiu Mohamed Alloysius Atuegbu Henry Nwosu Felix Owolabi Mudashiru Lawal Adokie Amiesimaka Emmanuel Osigwe Kadiri Ikhana
References Official Olympic Reports